Adventure Tour - Eco, Wildlife Vacation

Adventure Tours Sri Lanka - Eco, Wildlife Vacation

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Yes this is real eco and exciting.You have the opportunity to do your own explorations. The hotels that are been selected in this tour 80% of them are eco-lodges in order to experience real eco friendly atmosphere. A novel experience to you.

Also a  unique opportunity to visit the meditation spot of the Englishman Thomas Lipton, on a high mountain with fascinating sceneries.

Your next wildlife destination is “Yala” national park, having the highest density of leopards in the world. Finally you go to the beach hotel to have a well earned relax.

Any of these tours could be customized according to your budget and your requirement

Adventure Tours Sri Lanka - Highlights

  • Anamaduwa – Mud house
  • Habarana/Dambulla
  • Sigiriya
  • Wasgamuwa
  • Kandy
  • Nuwara Eliya
  • Haputale – Lipton seat
  • Buttala – Galapit
  • Yala national park
  • Galle Dutch fort
  • Hikkaduwa

Adventure Tours Sri Lanka - Prices

Rate per person(with twin sharing basis) on Half board(breakfast and dinner included) except "Mud house" where you get all mealswithout Entrance ticket charges to the sites - 1213 US$

Rate per person on Half board(breakfast and dinner included), with entrance ticket charges to the sites - 1424 US$
On certain periods special room rates or compulsory meals are applicable in certain hotels, therefore these rates are subjected to be changed, during those periods
e.g. : Christmas week, New year week or New year eve, during month of April, Kandy procession period.

Adventure Tours Sri Lanka Package - Day 1

On your arrival you will be met by a representative of Enjoy Lanka Travels at the airport and transferred you to a very special eco lodge – Mud house, located at a remote area towards northern direction from the airport. Mud house is a house made of clay and mud using traditional village methods, cadjan, hay and other palm leaves for the roof. Lots of tropical fruits and vegetables here at mud house will make your body soothing. A real experience for lifetime. Evening you can go for a nice walk in the meantime do some birdwatching.

Dinner and overnight stay at the mud house

Adventure Tours Sri Lanka Package - Day 2

After a special and extraordinary breakfast you are free for jungle trekking. Have your lunch at mud house, in the evening you are taken out to see some ancient temples and some historical locations.

Dinner and overnight stay at the mud house.

Adventure Tours Sri Lanka Package - Day 3

After breakfast check out from the mud house and proceed to Dambulla towards eastern direction.you can explore your own road by referring the map. Check in at hotel Chaya Village – Habarana. Evening you have the opportunity for an exciting and adventurous elephant ride or to have a complete herbal body massage and many more according to your wish

Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

Adventure Tours Sri Lanka Package - Day 4

After an early breakfast at the hotel, proceed to “Sigiriya” with your trainers on (training shoes) and explore the rock castle belongs to 5th century AD. Sigiriya is a unique combination of 5th century architecture, urban planning, gardening, hydro technology and world famous fresco arts. This is one of the world heritage sites and also the 8th wonder of the world.

Evening you can relax or enjoy the facilities available at the hotel.

Dinner and overnight stay at the Hotel Chaya.

Adventure Tours Sri Lanka Package - Day 5

Have an early breakfast and proceed towards your first wildlife park Wasgamuwa and check in at hotel Willys Safari. Afternoon you can go for the safari, by boarding the 4WD jeep, at Wasgamuwa national park.

Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

Adventure Tours Sri Lanka Package - Day 6

After breakfast check out and proceed towards Kandy. Take the Naula-Matale road so that you can stop at a spice and herbal garden in Matale, which is the spice capital of Sri Lanka. Kandy is the 2nd largest city also the last kingdom of Sinhala kings. In the evening you can witness a colourful pageant featuring drummers, dancers, acrobats and exciting finale of firewalking.

Dinner and over night stay at Hotel Tree of Life – Kandy.

Adventure Tours Sri Lanka Package - Day 7

After breakfast do a city tour. The temple of the Tooth relic of Budda is one of the most important places that you visit. Next you will be taken to Royal botanic garden-Peradeniya with more than 100 endamic trees and more than 5000 species of trees, plants and creepers together with very rare varieties spread over 147 acres.

Dinner and over night stay at hotel Tree of Life.

Day 8

After breakfast proceed to Haputale via Nuwara Eliya, which is towards the center of the country. The drive along the windy roads is spectacular with misty mountains, lush green tea bushes in large tea estates. A visit to a tea factory and see how the tea powder is made out of leaves. You will see some beautiful waterfalls while you travel through hill country. Nuwara Eliya is also known as “little England” and the climate is cooler than other areas.

In the evening you can go on a hike to see Lipton seat – an Englishman Thomas Lipton’s famous meditation spot, situated at a high mountain. A panoramic view over the mountains and valleys.

Dinner and over night stay at Kelburne bungalow.

Day 9

After an early breakfast or preferably with packed breakfast proceed to “Horton Plains” – Sri Lanka’s highest and most isolated plateau with rare species of flora and founa. You can see the ‘Baker’s falls” and “Worlds end” – a terrific escarpment drops vertically for about 5000 ft. After a tired day of hiking you can rest and relax at the hotel.

Dinner and overnight stay at the Bungalow.

Day 10

After breakfast you will proceed to dry low lands leaving the hill country. On your way you can visit some historical places. One of them is “Buduruwagala”,- ancient rock sculptured large Budda images in a jungle area. Check into “galapita” a complete but expensive eco hotel. You are free to do bird watching, trekking, mountain biking here at Galapita. In the afternoon get ready to enter the Yala national park – the 2nd largest wildlife park in Sri Lanka having the largest population of leopards in Sri Lanka. Also the largest density of leopards in the world are in Yala. Also a variety of other animals including elephants and a large variety of birds can be seen at Yala.

Dinner and overnight stay at Galapita eco retreat.

Day 11

After breakfast check out and set off towards “Sinharaja”- the only “world heritage site” rain forest in Sri Lanka. You can explore the beauty and mystery of Sinharaja , the only remaining virgin tropical evergreen rain forest in Sri Lanka with a large variety of birds, butterflies, reptiles, mammals and trees.

Dinner and over night stay at an “eco lodge” close to the forest.

Day 12

After breakfast with packed lunch, set off early to explore the “Sinharaja”, depending your fitness level you can take your own designated tracks and explore the forest the whole day.

Dinner and over night stay at the eco lodge.

Day 13

After breakfast proceed along the coastal road towards Hikkaduwa en route visit the “blow hole” – to see the sea water pops up like a fountain through a hole in the rocks at the ocean. Traveling onwards you will reach Galle and visit the Dutch fort – another world heritage site. Arrive at the beach hotel Amaya Reef for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 14

After breakfast you have the option to go for an interesting boat ride at Madu river. You will see a variety of animals, birds and about 62 islands where you will get the opportunity to visit a few. Some are specialized in cinnamon plantation and you can see how they get quality cinnamon out of the tree. Also you can see a rare type of black monkey, you will see the prawn traps and many more. Afternoon relax at the beach.

Dinner and over night stay at Hotel Amaya Reef.

Day 15

After breakfast depart to the airport for your flight out.

Adventure Tours Sri Lanka Package Includes –

  • Picking up at airport and during the time of departure dropping at the airport.
  • All transport in an air-conditioned, comfortable vehicle with a qualified English speaking (or any other language required by the guest) chauffeur / guide.
  • Hotel accommodations / luxury villas / eco lodges / bungalows / boutique hotels, whatever included in the package.
  • Entrance to the sites listed below – Sigiriya; Wasgamuwa national park and jeep charges to the Wasgamuwa park; temple of the tooth relic; botanic garden; Horton Plains; Buduruwagala; Sinharaja rain forest and jeep charges up to the entrance of Sinharaja forest; Yala wildlife park; safari jeep for Yala; turtle hatchery.
  • All present government taxes and levies.

 

Adventure Tours Sri Lanka Package excludes –

  • Lunch - except in certain hotels where lunch is also provided.
  • Bottled mineral water, other beverages and extras at hotels.
  • Camera / video permits (where applicable)
  • Tips and porterages.
  • Airport departure tax. (mostly included in the ticket)
  • Travel insurance.